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first, obamacare. then obamacare ii. the change of the rules. but what we do know is that this majority has set an unprecedented precedent, that they have set the precedent to do whatever they want to do any time they want to do it, they've created a senate without rules. let's talk a little bit about what the justification might be for such a stunning action. because there are so many words thrown around that don't represent facts at all that somehow i wonder at this. for example, the democrats complain their radical action was warranted because the senate is broken. i agree with that and i'll explain why i think so. but their reason is that president obama's appointees have been unfairly denied seats by failed cloture votes or filibuster. the charge was, you heard the majority leader just a few minutes ago, things have gotten so bad that this republican majority has treated president obama unfairly by denying his nominees their seats by failed cloture votes or filibusters. madam president, the democrats have gotten themselves in a room and con
first, obamacare. then obamacare ii. the change of the rules. but what we do know is that this majority has set an unprecedented precedent, that they have set the precedent to do whatever they want to do any time they want to do it, they've created a senate without rules. let's talk a little bit about what the justification might be for such a stunning action. because there are so many words thrown around that don't represent facts at all that somehow i wonder at this. for example, the...
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in other words, obamacare has a grandfather clause anything after the enactment of obamacare is illegal unless it meets the statutory requirement. with the president is saying as he is extending a grandfather clause to cover plans beyond what the statute contemplates so you think that's appropriate? >> i think you are making a good point. if it is to bury -- >> let me say that we passed in the house a bill that would have grandfathered in the plans and i think that we should do that. >> what i meant to say is i think it is appropriate as a measure if it is necessary to effectively -- >> contrary to the statute the whole point of obamacare is unique to force people into these exchanges. what about this idea. if the political environment is tough with fb a reason to delay the law or grant a waiver to the law if you cite to the political environment as your justification? congress isn't doing what i want. i may suffer political damage so i'm going to do it anyway. i think in your testimony you did make some good points. i will give you that. you didn't cite the justification for delaying t
in other words, obamacare has a grandfather clause anything after the enactment of obamacare is illegal unless it meets the statutory requirement. with the president is saying as he is extending a grandfather clause to cover plans beyond what the statute contemplates so you think that's appropriate? >> i think you are making a good point. if it is to bury -- >> let me say that we passed in the house a bill that would have grandfathered in the plans and i think that we should do...
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the centerpiece of that of course was obamacare. but it's hard when you choose as your nominee, but you instituted the brothers similar pair of massachusetts and i say in tribute to romney, he didn't run away from that. he was proud of that achievement and he didn't renounce it as a way to get ahead politically. but it made it very hard in that particular election year, which was a winnable election to make the case on obamacare is the centerpiece of it as it had done in the 2010 midterm. the nominee in 2016 because they will have the wreckage of obamacare to campaign on and you can already see democrats in the senate who are up for reelection running away and it's going to be a spread within a few weeks. >> thank you. let's hope we have another president like president bush otherwise i'm going to lose a lot of faith. the mac well, i am for changing. the man is enjoying his life. the bracket. last question. >> thank you for your time tonight. my question is regarding an article that do not integer wrote for the journal maybe a a mon
the centerpiece of that of course was obamacare. but it's hard when you choose as your nominee, but you instituted the brothers similar pair of massachusetts and i say in tribute to romney, he didn't run away from that. he was proud of that achievement and he didn't renounce it as a way to get ahead politically. but it made it very hard in that particular election year, which was a winnable election to make the case on obamacare is the centerpiece of it as it had done in the 2010 midterm. the...
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>> we can count on it as we have seen with obamacare not working. it is getting a little ominous. the media are still relatively vigilant when it comes to protecting the liberties of the media but you know at the same time they are very select within their outrage and again i don't want to seem -- it shouldn't be an issue. historically liberals were the great protectors of civil rights not that the democrats were because you notice how they voted. they were aggressive on one hand and segregationist on the other but when liberals watched "to kill a mockingbird", when we all watched "to kill a mockingbird" we identify with that. what has happened is they are no longer atticus finch. they are the ones who are calling for -- and that is a troubling development because if they are not defending it us and we are down to allen dershowitz if that's it, coming to george zimmerman's defense we are in trouble and i cannot we get that done. thanks a lot. we will take one more question because you were wearing a tie. >> i watched the media mushroom kraut -- cloud erupts. i only stop the narrat
>> we can count on it as we have seen with obamacare not working. it is getting a little ominous. the media are still relatively vigilant when it comes to protecting the liberties of the media but you know at the same time they are very select within their outrage and again i don't want to seem -- it shouldn't be an issue. historically liberals were the great protectors of civil rights not that the democrats were because you notice how they voted. they were aggressive on one hand and...
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i'm lucky enough not to have to sign up for obamacare. [laughter] that's wonderful. i wish my constituents could say the same. >> i think i was referring to i'm lucky enough to have access to good health care, which the -- i still will take your quote. [laughter] i wrote it down. it's really good. if there is -- you said also in your testimony there was $2 billion until new jobs from your epa. i want to point out that one facility alone in my district is the $7 billion. $7 billion in mu construction representing 13,000 job. in your administration, is saying because of the two-week furlough that is going it take many more months to look at the permit. i would request that given the circumstance of our poor economy, and the fact that this needs done. it's, i believe, meeting all the epa requirement. i ask that you and i will follow up with you. you look at this and expedite it. the 12,000 jobs. it's a lot of jobs. >> i'm sorry what kind of permit? >> epa permit. it's been in your office, it's been sitting there. they have followed all the rules and regulations. >> i'm
i'm lucky enough not to have to sign up for obamacare. [laughter] that's wonderful. i wish my constituents could say the same. >> i think i was referring to i'm lucky enough to have access to good health care, which the -- i still will take your quote. [laughter] i wrote it down. it's really good. if there is -- you said also in your testimony there was $2 billion until new jobs from your epa. i want to point out that one facility alone in my district is the $7 billion. $7 billion in mu...
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on your first question about obamacare, the best thing that happened to obamacare was the government shutdown. if not we would have known from day one that it was a debacle. i remember asking a guy who is defending it to help define the website, et cetera, about two and a half weeks in when we finally started talking about obamacare and the website and all the different problems, well, they were calling it glitches, remember at the getting they were glitches? i said when can i start calling these glitches a debacle? and he said, about the middle of november if the website is a fix. today is november 19. it is a gigantic debacle. you know, so many different aspects. because it's not just a website. and by the way, it's incredible that the greatest country in the world have spent hundreds of millions of dollars building a website and the thing doesn't work. that is not, you know, i'm tired of hearing excuses about it because i'm tired of hearing it's going to work by such a date and it's working that and is going to work by november 30. in all likelihood it's not. but there's more than
on your first question about obamacare, the best thing that happened to obamacare was the government shutdown. if not we would have known from day one that it was a debacle. i remember asking a guy who is defending it to help define the website, et cetera, about two and a half weeks in when we finally started talking about obamacare and the website and all the different problems, well, they were calling it glitches, remember at the getting they were glitches? i said when can i start calling...
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obamacare is going to be just like that. the people of this country are going to be in the hospital sick and the federal government will not pay for the hospitalization and these people will be out sick because they will not pay the billss. not pay for ... ♪ ♪ prevent us for being ourselves. i do not believe that being first lady should prevent me from expressing my ideas. [applause] betty ford spoke her mind. pro choice and supporters of the equal rights amendment. they discussed her experience with breast cancer. for much ever her family's public life show struggled with drug and alcohol dependency. good evening. welcome to c-span series first ladies influence and image. today we'll tell you the story about elizabeth ford. the wife of president ford. for the next 90 minutes tell her story is richard norton smith. presidential historian. if you've been watching our series. you know him. he's an academic a vise for the prospect. he helped launch a number of libraries. among them the gerald ford library. the interest of f
obamacare is going to be just like that. the people of this country are going to be in the hospital sick and the federal government will not pay for the hospitalization and these people will be out sick because they will not pay the billss. not pay for ... ♪ ♪ prevent us for being ourselves. i do not believe that being first lady should prevent me from expressing my ideas. [applause] betty ford spoke her mind. pro choice and supporters of the equal rights amendment. they discussed her...
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all how the government is trying to take away your right to own gun and government is doing this and obamacare is terrible. and so those were the guys i wanted to talk to. they were guys with the leaflet. the idea i said to them, you know, is this your stuff. and they said who are you? i said, actually i'm an academic. i'm a researcher and doing research on these organizations. these ideas. and trying to understand the guides about it. and studying men who believe this stuff. and a bunch of them looked at me suspiciously and said, you know, sort of asked me questions. and i said, look, here is what i am. i don't get it. so here is my job. i want to understand how you see the world. i want to understand your world view. it is -- look, you will not convince me. i will not convince you. that is off the table bhap is on the table is i want to understand why you think the way you do. michael on the fear, anxiety, and range of angry white men. sunday night at 9:00 on "after words." part of booktv this weekend on c-span2. the president of columbia met with president obama at the white house tuesday t
all how the government is trying to take away your right to own gun and government is doing this and obamacare is terrible. and so those were the guys i wanted to talk to. they were guys with the leaflet. the idea i said to them, you know, is this your stuff. and they said who are you? i said, actually i'm an academic. i'm a researcher and doing research on these organizations. these ideas. and trying to understand the guides about it. and studying men who believe this stuff. and a bunch of...
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if you still don't like obamacare, i know you don't. even though it's built on market-place idea and choice and competition and private sector. you should explain how sectly you cut costs and cover more people and make insurance more secure. you owe it to the american people to tell us what you are for. not just what you're against. [applause] [applause] that way we can have a vigorous and meaningful debate. that's what the american people deserve. that's what the times demand. it's not enough anymore to just say we should get our government out of the way and let the unfettered market take care of them. for our experience tells us that is just not true. look, i've never believed that government can solve every problem. or should. and neither do you. we know that ultimately our strength is grounded in our people. individuals out there striving, working. making things happen. it depends on community. a rich and generous sense of community. that's what the core what happens happens here at the arc here every day. you understand turning ba
if you still don't like obamacare, i know you don't. even though it's built on market-place idea and choice and competition and private sector. you should explain how sectly you cut costs and cover more people and make insurance more secure. you owe it to the american people to tell us what you are for. not just what you're against. [applause] [applause] that way we can have a vigorous and meaningful debate. that's what the american people deserve. that's what the times demand. it's not enough...
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the government's trying to take away guns, the government's doing this, and obama's doing that, and obamacare's terrible. so those were the guys i wanted to talk to because they were the guys with the leaflets, the ideas. so i said to them, you know -- [inaudible] and they said who are you, and i said, actually, i'm a researcher, and i'm doing research on these organizations, these ideas and trying to understand the guise about it, and i'm actually studying men who believe stuff. and they, you know, a bunch of them looked at me suspiciously and sort of asked me questions. and i just said, look, here's what i am, you know? i don't get it. so -- but here's my job, i want to understand how you guys see the world. i want to understand your world view. look, you will not convince me, and i will not convince you. that that's off the table. what is on the table is i want to understand why you think the way you do. >> downward mobility, racial and gender equality, michael kimmel on the fears, anxiety the fews and range of angry white men sunday night at 9 on "after words" part of booktv this weekend on
the government's trying to take away guns, the government's doing this, and obama's doing that, and obamacare's terrible. so those were the guys i wanted to talk to because they were the guys with the leaflets, the ideas. so i said to them, you know -- [inaudible] and they said who are you, and i said, actually, i'm a researcher, and i'm doing research on these organizations, these ideas and trying to understand the guise about it, and i'm actually studying men who believe stuff. and they, you...
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he didn't vote for obamacare. he didn't vote for the students the. he didn't vote for dodd-frank which is reckoned the banks and so forth and so on. it was other stuff. the point was, here's the data point to this is what has many people -- a gerrymander has released to the house. you have people on the far right, far left, the districts are drawn. all republicans have all been accredited in the senate, it's two things. the fact that no one votes in primaries, which is the point i'm about to make, and the role of big money. it asked me what change. there was a case decided by the supreme court which now basically allows unlimited amounts of money to be donated to campaigns. here's what happened to dick lugar. first, this was not a secret election. there were millions of dollars spent advertising. everybody knew there was an election coming up. the voter turnout in the primary, 18%. fewer than one in five eligible republicans voted. it would be the same if we had a democratic primary. you can imagine who are the 8%? the most partisan, the most ideolog
he didn't vote for obamacare. he didn't vote for the students the. he didn't vote for dodd-frank which is reckoned the banks and so forth and so on. it was other stuff. the point was, here's the data point to this is what has many people -- a gerrymander has released to the house. you have people on the far right, far left, the districts are drawn. all republicans have all been accredited in the senate, it's two things. the fact that no one votes in primaries, which is the point i'm about to...